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2 opinions for Active Listening

• Joe Grimm
  Apr 13, 2008 at 3:16 pm

  Well said.

  People often say that listening is an important leadership tool. I an looking for evidence that this is true and examples of leaders who are great listeners. Any suggestions?

• Jim Gordon
  Apr 14, 2008 at 6:15 am

  Thanks for the comment!

  You will often find that 99% of the great leaders spend the majority of their time listening, just as good writers spend more time reading than writing. I think Stephen King once said to be a great writer, one must read 8 hours per day and write for 6 - the quote isn’t exact, but you see where I am going with this.

  I think the evidence of effective listening and decision-making is seen everywhere around you. If you are on your phone during an entire lecture, would you absorb any information? Probably not. How could one make an educated decision without having the knowledge to fortify it?

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